Panoramic Toys from The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum

Panoramic Toys from The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum

Panoramic toys on display

The panorama contains ideas about perspective, immersion, and experiencing a world different from your own that are very similar to virtual reality today. The panorama was a popular entertainment from the 1790s to the 1860s. Smaller, more mobile versions and children’s toys using the effect remained popular long afterwards. 

The exhibition features panoramic toys from the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum at the University of Exeter, which has the UK’s largest collection of panoramas.

 

Panoramic toys on display

Panoramic toys on display

Panoramic toys on display

Panoramic toys on display

The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum is free and open to everyone. It holds over 90,000 items on the long history of the moving image. You can find out more about the collection on the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum Website.

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